Welcome to week 11 of the Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along!

Over the next 25 weeks, we are going to be making 48 different crochet stitches, each in a different piece of this brick work like blanket. We will be adding a border to each individual piece before joining the pieces together. We will be making 2 pieces each week, 1 small 1 large.

With this crochet along I feel like I’ve gone more back towards the style of my very first crochet along – The 50 Stitches. With regular predictable sized pieces that all fit together neatly in rows – sort of, I had to give it a bit of twist with the stacked edges.

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The Wall Of Stitches is a completely free crochet along. Each week the next piece of the pattern will be published on my blog, but if you want the concise and ad free pdf delivered to you each week that will remain in your Ravelry library, you can purchase that for just £5 here. This is a one off payment that covers the entirety of this CAL.

If you want to prep ahead, you can find out how much yarn you need for each week here as well as the layout and where each piece will fit.

For this pattern I chose to use LoveCrafts own brand yarn PaintBox 100% Cotton Aran. I love how vibrant the colours are in this range and how many different shades there are to choose from – 63 at last count! The cotton is unmercerised meaning that you can see the individual strands of cotton and it can split when using it. But as far as cottons go it is lovely to use and I didn’t find splitting too much of an issue.

But if you’re looking for a yarn to use that has lots of colours to choose from and doesn’t split, there is PaintBox simply aran, a 100% acrylic yarn that has the same 63 shades as the cotton range. Other yarn ranges that would suit are Caron Simply Soft and Stylecraft Special Aran. But you can use any Aran or Worsted Weight yarn for the Wall Of Stitches.

I also used a 4.5 mm hook for the whole pattern – I recommend using Clover Amour hooks. A cost effective hook that is comfortable in your hands thanks to their ergonomic design, so doesn’t make your hands tired when crocheting for long periods of time. I love my Clover hooks and although I own several different hook brands, I inevitably end up going back and using my trusty Clovers.

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Week 11 Of The Wall Of Stitches Crochet Along

This week we’re starting row 6th row of our blankets and we’re using the Camel and the Fondant stitches.

Both of these stitches are all about the texture. The Camel stitch is another old favourite of mine and is made up of only half double crochet stitches. The Fondant stitch uses a variety of stitches including front post puff stitches to create a really raised up stitch that will never fail to make a statement.

Piece 21 – Camel

The Camel stitch is another favourite stitch of mine having used in in several of my crochet alongs already. It’s a simple stitch to make as it’s only made up of hdc stitches. All of that lovely texture is created by taking advantage of the extra loop of the half stitch.

I used the shade Buttercup Yellow (623) from Lovecrafts 100% Cotton Aran range for this piece

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Hdc = Half Double Crochet
• FLO = Front Loop Only
• BLO = Back Loop Only

Start by making a foundation chain of 31

Row 1. In the 2nd ch from your hook make a hdc. Make a hdc in each stitch across – 30st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a hdc in next st. *Using the FLO make a hdc in each st across* when you get to the last st of the row make a hdc using both loops – 2 hdc, 28 FLO hdc / 30st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a hdc in the first st *Using the BLO make a hdc in each st across* when you get to the last st of the row make a hdc using both loops – 2 hdc, 28 BLO hdc / 30st

All of the texture should be on one side of your piece only.

Rows 4-9. repeat rows 2 and 3

Now we need to add a border around your piece. 

For the left hand video on how to add the border click here

For the right hand video on how to add the border click here

Round 1. Using your background colour, make a standing single crochet into any stitch. Make a single crochet in each stitch across the top and bottom. For the sides make 2 sc into the side of every odd numbered row, and 1 sc into the side of every even numbered row. When you get to the corners add an extra stitch into the corner – you will have 14 sc down each side and 30 across the top, plus 1 extra sc in each corner. 

When you get back to your 1st st, slst into it – 92st

Rounds 2 and 3. Ch1 and make a sc into the first st of the previous round. Make a sc in each st around. When you get to the extra corner stitch, make 3 sc in that st. When you get back to the 1st st of the round, slst into it.

When you finish round 3, cut off and weave in your ends. Round 3 should have 126st in total, with 18 sc down each short side, plus that extra sc in each corner

This is the first piece of your next row.

Piece 22 – Fondant

The Fondant stitch is a highly textured stitch featuring ridges and post puff stitches. This stitch is a yarn eater but the unique look makes it worth all that yarn.

I used the shade Grass Green (630) from Lovecrafts 100% Cotton Aran range for this piece.

Click here for the left hand video

Abbreviations

• St = Stitch
• Ch = Chain
• YO = Yarn Over
• Dc = Double Crochet
• FP = Front Post
• FPDc = Front Post Double Crochet
• BPDc = Back Post Double Crochet

Start by making a foundation chain of 67

Row 1. In the 4th ch from your hook make a dc (your turning ch counts as the first st of the row). Make a dc in each st across – 65st

Row 2. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st *make a FP puff st

To make a FP Puff, YO insert your hook around the post of the st, inserting your hook from the front and around the back. 

YO and pull up a loop. Do this 3 times so that you have 7 loops on your hook. 

Now YO and pull through 6 loops. 

YO and pull through the last 2 loops.

Make a BPDc in the next st* repeat between *and* until you have 2 st left. Make a BPDc and a dc in the last 2 st – 2 dc, 31 BPDc, 32 FP puff st / 65st

Row 3. Turn and ch1. Make a dc turning ch in the first st and then *make a FPDc in each st across* until you have 1 st left. Make a dc in the last st of the row – 2 dc, 63 FPDc / 65st

When making your FPDc around your fondant stitches, make sure you are making them around the very top of the stitches so you are pinching the tops together

Rows 4 – 7. Repeat rows 2 and 3

Now we need to add a border around your piece. 

For the left hand video on how to add the border click here

For the right hand video on how to add the border click here

Round 1. Using your background colour, make a standing single crochet into any stitch. Make a single crochet in each stitch across the top and bottom, and make 2 st into each row down the sides. When you get to the corners add an extra stitch into the corner – you will have 14 sc down each side and 65 across the top, plus 1 extra sc in each corner.

When you get back to your 1st st, slst into it – 162 sc in total

Rounds 2 and 3. Ch1 and make a sc into the first st of the previous round. Make a sc in each st around. When you get to the extra corner stitch, make 3 sc in that st. When you get back to the 1st st of the round, slst into it.

When you finish round 3, cut off and weave in your ends. Round 3 should have 186 sc in total, with 18 sc down each short side, plus that extra sc in each corner

Now you need to join the left hand edge of the Fondant piece to the right hand edge of the Camel piece using the Flat Braid join. You can see how to do that here.

Next week we will be finishing the 6th row of your Wall Of Stitches blanket.

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